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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Nichols, Nancy A., 1959- author.     Subjects     Automobiles -- Social aspects -- History.     Automobiles -- Symbolic aspects -- History.     Women automobile drivers -- Social aspects -- History.     Women automobile drivers -- Psychological aspects -- History.     Feminism -- United States -- History.     Automobile travel -- United States -- History.     Social evolution.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Nichols, Nancy A., 1959- author.       by title:      Women behind the whe...         MARC Display

Women behind the wheel : an unexpected and personal history of the car / Nancy A. Nichols. by Nichols, Nancy A., 1959- author. New York : Pegasus Books, 2024. Subjects Automobiles -- Social aspects -- History.   Automobiles -- Symbolic aspects -- History.   Women automobile drivers -- Social aspects -- History.   Women automobile drivers -- Psychological aspects -- History.   Feminism -- United States -- History.   Automobile travel -- United States -- History.   Social evolution. ISBN:  9781639365593 (hardcover) : 1639365591 (hardcover) Description:  230 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm Edition:  First Pegasus Books cloth edition. Contents:  Birth of a car salesman -- My mother's Chevy Convertible and sexual freedom -- My sister's Mustang: a fashion accessory made of steel -- The moving van -- My first car: speed, power, and women's liberation -- The Punch Buggy: the Volkswagen Beetle and violence against women -- New York City -- My Honda Odyssey: minivans and moms -- Cars, consumption, and cancer -- Automotive maternity and the Volvo -- My Subaru: gender and the lesbian car -- The pious Prius and the bicycle: a story about violence and the car -- COVID-19, cars and the hated commute -- Paying the pink tax: the high cost of driving while female -- Back to the future in the electric "ladies" car -- Tomorrow's vehicle: autonomous, connected, distracting, and dangerous -- Actual miles may vary: the story we tell ourselves about the car. Requests:  0 Summary:  "From the adolescent thrill of getting a driver's license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book documents the outsized impact the car has had--and will continue to have--on the lives of women"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Adult New Books 303.4832 Ni Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.4832 Ni Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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